25 Foods to Help You Fight those Seasonal Allergies

Allergy season is here to stay, my friends. I know this because I’ve gone through a box of tissues every other day this week and my eyes are itching like crazy. I get these news alerts from Graphiq and they had this great story to republish (with permission). I rarely republish articles, but this one caught my attention. With allergy season kicking off, I thought it might help you too. Check it out!

25 Allergy-Fighting Foods

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Sabrina Perry

In recent years, the rates of respiratory allergies among United States citizens have been higher than any other allergy type. Though many attribute this prevalence to the “hygiene hypothesis” — the idea that keeping children too clean can increase their risk for later illnesses — others blame antibiotics and obesity.

Whatever the cause, allergies are here to stay, at least for the foreseeable future. However, increasing amounts of scientific evidence support the use of certain natural remedies for allergies.

Vitamins C, D and E have been show to boost the immune system and decrease the severity of allergic symptoms. By looking at the content of these vitamins in various foods, the experts at HealthGrove created an allergy-fighting index that weighs these vitamins at 20 percent, 40 percent, and 40 percent, respectively, on a scale of 0 to 100. Vitamin C is weighted less because it is much more common. Since you are more likely to find foods with over 100 percent your daily value, we wanted to give the rarer vitamins more weight. Using data from the ESHA nutrition database, they found the 25 highest ranking allergy-fighting foods.

Note: If the USDA does not provide values for certain nutrients, HealthGrove does not calculate the Nutrient Score of a food.

#1. Cod Liver Fish Oil

Note: Because of its extremely high vitamin D content, cod liver oil has been researched as a natural remedy for allergies of its own and is generally taken in capsule form. However, consult a doctor before adding supplements to your diet.

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2 Comments

Julie Wood
on April 23, 2016 at 10:33 am

WOW! Brussel sprouts are number 2. We eat this vege a lot. We take Fish oils for the omega fatty acids. This is a great long list of healthy foods and I try to eat a lot of them over the week. I love Mangos and red bell peppers!